Head Shop Vocabulary Cheat Sheet

Heading to your brick and mortar neighborhood head shop? Don’t want to look like a total newbie? That guy with the fake dreads might look silly to you right now, but imagine your embarrassment when he scoffs after you confuse “bubbler” with “bat”. Never fear, here’s a vocabulary list of lesser known industry terminology just for you!

Adapter – Changes the angle, sex, and size of the joint on a piece

Bubbler – Small water pipe to cool smoke as you burn dry herbal mixture

Bat – One hitter

Carb – Hole on side of hand pipe used to clear the chamber of a smoking utensil

Concentrate/Dab Rig – A piece to vaporize waxes or other non-flower substances with

Cone – Pre-rolled papers for dry herb drop in

Dabber – A tool to scoop and place concentrates with

Diffused Downstem/”Diffy” – Slits on both sides of bottom area create instant percolation in your pipe

Dry Piece – A pipe that does not require water to function

Enail – An electronic dabbing nail

Fumed – Gold or silver baked into glass designs

Glass on Glass – Glass pipe with glass ground joint construction

Heady glass – One of a kind artistic pieces. Usually elaborate and detailed, very high value and craftsmanship

Ice Pinch/Notch – Small inward points inside the body of your bong to hold ice up in order to pre-cool smoke

Keck Clip – Small clip to hold downstem in place

Line Work – Wig wag or stripe pattern spun into the glasswork

Nectar Collector – A hand pipe for consuming concentrates

Pollen Press – Press used to turn pollen into a puck

Splash Guard – Extra tube in chamber to catch back splash from water pipes

Stemless – No removable downstem

Water Pipe – Bong

Worked – Slang for unique art or designs on glass pieces

Go forth, dabbing dabblers and pros alike. Use these pro terms like a champ and happy seshing!